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Abhisit eyes solutions as election looms
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/01/2017
» Politicians must focus on finding solutions to the country's main problems this year, as elections will soon be with us, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
Chen tops NLA rich-list with B339m
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 09/12/2016
» Chen Namchaisiri, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries, is the richest among the 33 newly-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members, as the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday revealed the asset and liability declarations of new members.
Scholar raps NCPO tactics to keep grip
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/12/2016
» The military government in Thailand is pretending to use democratic principles to prolong its authoritarian rule, a prominent academic told an international panel on Tuesday.
16 officials accused of hiding assets
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 19/08/2016
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has accused 16 local authority officials of deliberately not disclosing some of their assets and liabilities in declarations to the anti-graft agency.
Wissanu pushes for anti-graft revamp
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 21/11/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Friday advised anti-graft agencies to overhaul the way they work in three ways in order to achieve better results.
Charter won't solve political crises, say academics
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/08/2015
» Thammasat University academics yesterday cast doubt over the draft charter ability to solve pressing political issues Thailand has suffered from for decades.
Activists urge end to draft charter
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/08/2015
» Pro-democracy activists are calling for the draft charter to be rejected, arguing it poses a threat to civic rights and will prolong the military's grip on power.
Suthep denies fraud in police contract
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 16/06/2015
» Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban yesterday denied all charges brought against him by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over corruption in the construction of police stations nationwide.
Somchai to testify on crackdown
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/06/2015
» National Legislative Assembly (NLA) member Somchai Sawangkarn is to testify in the malfeasance case against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) chairman Panthep Klanarongran said on Friday.
Graftbusters target Somsak over riches
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 30/05/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found former education minister Somsak Prissananantakul unusually wealthy and wants to confiscate his 16-million-baht house in Ang Thong province.